Setting Up for Linux Desktops
Table Of Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
- Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
- Features and System Requirements
- Preparing a Linux Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment
- Setting Up Active Directory Integration for Linux Desktops
- Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
- Installing Horizon Agent
- Configuration Options for Linux Desktops
- Create and Manage Linux Desktop Pools
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7 for Manual Desktop Pools
- Overview of Bulk Deployment of Linux Desktops
- Overview of Bulk Upgrade of Linux Desktops
- Create a Virtual Machine Template for Cloning Linux Desktop Machines
- Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy Linux Desktops
- Sample Script to Clone Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upgrade Horizon Agent on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample Script to Upgrade Horizon Agent on Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Perform Operations on Linux Virtual Machines
- Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
- Collect Diagnostic Information for Horizon 7 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Copy and Paste between Remote Desktop and Client Host
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- View Agent Fails to Disconnect on an iPad Pro Horizon Client
- SLES 12 SP1 Desktop does not Auto Refresh after Drag and Drop
- SSO Fails to Connect to a PowerOff Agent
- Unreachable VM After Creating a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux
If a supported GPU and NVIDIA VIB are not installed correctly, the virtual machine uses the Software
Renderer. The vmware.log file displays lines such as those in the following example:
2015-07-06T17:09:26.423Z| vmx| I120: [msg.mks.noGPUResourceFallback] Hardware GPU resources are
not available. The virtual machine uses software rendering.
2015-07-06T17:09:26.423Z| vmx| I120: ----------------------------------------
2015-07-06T17:09:26.425Z| svga| I120: MKS-SWP: plugin started - llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 256 bits)
2015-07-06T17:09:26.426Z| svga| I120: Started Shim3D
2015-07-06T17:09:26.426Z| svga| I120: MKS-RenderMain: Starting SWRenderer
2 In the guest operating system on the virtual machine, type the following command.
glxinfo|grep Gallium
If vSGA is working, the command returns the following text:
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on SVGA3D; build : RELEASE;
If vSGA is not working correctly, the command returns the following text:
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 256 bits)
What to do next
Install Horizon Agent on the Linux virtual machine. See Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine.
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